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en-wordProtest (meaning "protest") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: protesten. Indefinite plural: protester. Definite plural: protesterna.
Example sentences
Folket organiserade en protest.
indefinite singular
De avbröt protesten.
definite singular
Folket anordnade protester.
plural
Why is protest an en-word?
No simple rule - this one must be memorized
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Frequently asked questions
- Is protest en or ett in Swedish?
- Protest (meaning "protest") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en protest. Definite: protesten. Plural: protester. Definite plural: protesterna.
- What is the definite form of protest?
- The definite singular of protest is protesten. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is protesterna.
- What is the plural of protest in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of protest is protester. The definite plural is protesterna.
- Why is protest an en-word?
- Protest doesn't follow a simple suffix or semantic rule - its gender must be memorized.